Category: Nationalism

Nationalism is a divisive issue. World history has plenty of examples of positive and negative effects of nationalism, and its implications are often contradictory. This paper explores the impacts of nationalism and its origins. Table of Contents Introduction Nationalism History Overview Negative Effects of Nationalism Positive Effects of Nationalism Nationalism as a part of Comparative…

While writing about the benefits and disadvantages of nationalism, I would like to consider some fundamentals of patriotic principles. So, first of all, there is a need to point out that Nationalism, the most potent principle of political legitimacy in the modem world, holds that the nation should be collectively and freely institutionally expressed, and…

Made in China 2025 consists of a ten-year-long plan that aims to improve the manufacturing foundation of China, which is primarily led by the government. The plan focuses on the high-tech industry and more specific assets such as improved information technology, energy vehicles, robotics, telecommunications, and AI (McBride & Chatzky, 2019). The main goal of…

In his article entitled When and Why Nationalism Beats Globalism, Jonathan Haidt explains why right-wing populism is increasingly gaining popularity in Western democracies. The article starts with the author citing the rise of Donald Trump in the US and the assortment of right-wing parties in Europe following the June 23 Brexit vote. Haidt compares these…

Table of Contents Alliances The US Interfering The US Impact References Considering the belief that loyalty should be the greatest when it comes to nation and culture, nationalism is a way to describe this attitude. In the case of WWI, nationalism led to the development of a competitive worldwide environment where each country felt the…

World-War II spanned the period of six years (from 1939 to 1945) and marked a major turn in human history through massive human slaughter, an unprecedented level of property destruction, power tussle, as well as a significant level of scientific and technological advancement which ushered in the nuclear age, and afterward a dramatic recovery of…

Terrorism is as old as the worlds history. It has been used throughout history by various groups and countries. To some people it is a strategy, crime, holy duty or tactic depending on which side one looks at it from. Some say terrorism is necessary as a reaction to repression while others see it as…

Nationalism is claimed to be one of the main causes of World War I. This article provides a critical analysis of the causal relationships between nationalism and World War I in different countries. The author found that the war was encouraged by elites and supported by the masses, but it did not emerge due to…

Both nationalism and imperialism were major forces that drove the alliances toward the war. The Pan-Slavic movement itself was not created specifically by Russia to achieve its political goals. It was originally coined by various Slavic intellectuals, and at the beginning of the XX century, Frantiaek Palacký invited various historians and other scientists to visit…

Table of Contents Introduction Nationalism, Imperialism, and Militarism The USA in World War I Americas Entrance into the War and Its Contribution The Treaty of Versailles and the role of President Woodrow Wilson Conclusion References Introduction World War I is the greatest event that affected the world at the beginning of the 20th century. This…